KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2014 Taiwan International Boat Show, co-organized by the Bureau of
Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Kaohsiung
City Government, implemented by Taiwan External Trade Development
Council and assisted by Taiwan Yacht Industry Association, attracted
2,000 foreign buyers and more than 70,000 visitors, and both
participating manufacturers and foreign buyers highly praised the first
and meticulously planned boat show in Taiwan.

Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) indicated the first
professional yacht exhibition held in Taiwan( from May 8 to May 11) was
concluded with impressive results in terms of the number of buyers and
visitors, purchase quantity and the promotion of yacht culture. In
addition to stimulating the growth of domestic yacht industry and its
peripheral industries, TAITRA expected that the boat show will set a new
example for the exhibitions to be held by Taiwan’s leisure industry
after demonstrating the high standards of internationalization of
Taiwan’s convention and exhibition industry.

Executive Vice President Walter M.S. Yeh of Taiwan External Trade
Development Council noted that more than 1,000 executives of renowned
luxury yacht manufacturers in the United Kingdom, the United States,
France, Japan and other countries were invited to visit the boat show.
In addition to the leaders of various big enterprise groups from home
and abroad, including The Far Eastern Group, Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology
Group, ASUS, Farglory Group, and Yang Ming Marine Transport, invited by
Chairman Wang Chih-kang of Taiwan External Trade Development Council,
more than 1,500 business executives attended the exhibition.

During the boat show, the yachts exhibited by Swedish and German
manufacturers provided buyers additional choices and visitors were able
to appreciate superior yacht craftsmanship and attend forums and
seminars to learn more about ocean and maritime leisure activities, said
Yeh. Most foreign buyers came from mainland China, Japan, Hong Kong, the
United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Germany, the Philippines, and South
Korea, and among heavyweight buyers were the world’s largest yacht
manufacturer Brunswick, renowned U.S. speedboat manufacturer Malibu,
Spanish manufacturer Rodman Polyships, Isara Yachts of the United
Kingdom, and Japan’s Suzuki, Yamaha and Toyota.

Domestic manufacturers received orders for 32 yachts and sailboats
during the 4-day exhibition. Kha Shing Enterprises Co. said the number
of visitors to the boat show exceeded its expectation and foreign buyers
negotiated with it for the purchase of three yachts during the
exhibition.